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2019 FORD ESCAPE — Complaint #2107794

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NHTSA Complaint about FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER filed July 8, 2025

NHTSA complaint #2107794 (ODI reference 11671929) concerns a 2019 FORD ESCAPE and was filed on July 8, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on July 7, 2025. The vehicle had 145,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Florida based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as fuel system, gasoline:storage:evaporative emissions:canister, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.

The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.

Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD ESCAPE cohort independently describe similar fuel system, gasoline:storage:evaporative emissions:canister failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2019 FORD ESCAPE shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2019 FORD ESCAPE
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER
State
Florida
Mileage
145,000 mi

Complaint Description

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal humming sound coming from the passenger’s side rear of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated; however, a message to turn off and restart the vehicle was displayed. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was started; however, the steering wheel was locked. The message to turn off and restart was displayed again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed purge valve. The contact was informed that the purge valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not under recall. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 2107794
ODI Number 11671929
Date Filed July 8, 2025
Failure Date July 7, 2025
VIN 1FMCU9GD7KU

Similar FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER Complaints for 2019 FORD ESCAPE

Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.